But conversely it means it’s theoretically quite easy to fix: have energy storage at data centers so that unloading can result in the centre charging the storage while sending a message to the grid announcing its needs are decreasing. Then gradually decrease the load.
In a functioning system, anyone connecting a large site to the grid would need to sign a contract about how they’ll use power which would include these provisions, and a contract without them would cost far more.
But conversely it means it’s theoretically quite easy to fix: have energy storage at data centers so that unloading can result in the centre charging the storage while sending a message to the grid announcing its needs are decreasing. Then gradually decrease the load.
Correct! But that costs money to build. Why do that when you could offload the consequences to someone else?
In a functioning system, anyone connecting a large site to the grid would need to sign a contract about how they’ll use power which would include these provisions, and a contract without them would cost far more.